Come on baby light my fire.....

I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the seeds of inspiration. I keep seeing listings and posts on all sorts of venues for items X, Y and Z that claim to be inspired by something. Usually, I'm happy to say, it's something original with just a hint of what inspired the maker.

All of this has gotten the gears turning in my brain (a dangerous thing I assure you). I came to the realization that my muse is a little schizophrenic. My inspiration comes from CoLoR (and lots of it), mixed with a little bit of chaos. No, not the people-coming-and-going-dog-barking-at-the-mailman-tv-on-too-loud-phones-ringing kind of chaos. It's much quieter and goes on in the back of my mind. It plays back images like full sensory flashes of time. And recalls things like.... eating pommegranates on the porch with grandma, the sounds of Dad's big band music, the smell of coco butter and chlorinated water, the sight and feel of cool grass on a hot summer afternoon. It's the stuff that settles my brain and keeps me from being linear, it makes me need to create. It's the never ending story that drives what I do... and like me it's everchanging.

So now the question.....

What is it that lights your creative fire?



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Spring Fever!

, originally uploaded by Beadcharmer.

I am feeling a bit obsessed with flowers and bright colors as of late. I can't help myself. I have the luxury of being surrounded by color. Spring is here ad everything is starting to bloom. The Texas Hill Country will be an explosion of color in the coming weeks.

I can't wait!

The last few weeks have been filled with distractions. Finally this week... inspiration struck.





There are more... the problem is they've found homes before I can get them on the website. It's a good problem to have. Believe me, I'm not complaining.

I also made sure to take a little time out to find a little inspiration. This week it's all about the details.



Here's hoping we all have a productive week!!